The relative of a teenage girl given a $1652 fine for breaching coronavirus restrictions is wondering how she will ever pay it.
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The 15-year-old's grandmother - who can't be named for legal reasons - says police were right to issue the girl a penalty in Wodonga last week.
The teenager has been staying in a refuge due to domestic violence issues with her parents.
She told her grandmother she had been out in public with two others last week and was handed out the fine notice after being caught by police.
"The police do what they need to do," her grandmother said.
"I don't have an issue with the police.
"If she's done the wrong thing, that's fine, there needs to be a redress and she needs to understand that you've got to follow the rules.
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"I just don't understand the logic of the fine as she can't pay that.
"She's got no money and no parental input."
The teenager is unable to live with either parent and would be homeless without the refuge.
Her grandmother said another option could be making the teenager perform community service at a later date.
Police on both sides of the border have regularly been catching people flouting the restrictions.
While officers had initially given out warnings, they moved to imposing fines for blatant breaches of the restrictions.
The teenager's grandmother said she understood why social distancing was important, but said the penalty would add to the girl's mental health issues.
In another recent incident, a Wodonga man who rode his unregistered and uninsured motorbike over the river and into Glenroy was fined $1000.
The 23-year-old was intercepted by Albury officers on Saturday.
He admitted to travelling into NSW to visit some friends and was handed the penalty.
Meanwhile Victorian officers issued 158 penalties in a 24 hour period at the weekend.
Police members have made more than 20,000 spot checks on members of the public across Victoria since March 21.
NSW police have issued 464 fines and 57 court attendance notices since March 17.
North East police said tourists largely stayed away from the region during the Easter break.
Popular camping areas and tourists towns were nearly empty.
Both police forces had run road safety operations, which ended last night.
The operations were a chance to check whether people were adhering to the coronavirus restrictions.
